Democrat governor candidate Mikie Sherrill declared that "New Jersey is a blue state" on Saturday in the final days of her campaign against Jack Ciattarelli.
Nicki Minaj thanked President Donald Trump for highlighting Christian persecution in Nigeria, expressing gratitude for his stance on religious freedom.
Former Miss Venezuela Carmen Maria Montiel, now a Republican congressional candidate, blames socialism for her country's decline from oil-rich prosperity to poverty.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to oust service members celebrating or mocking the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk online has already seen at least eight people suspended or placed under investigation, with legal experts warning of a chilling effect on free speech. The disciplinary actions — including suspensions of at least five Army officers and...
Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month spurred rare calls from the right for more for content moderation measures on social media. At least two Republican lawmakers backed calls for social media platforms to remove graphic videos of the shooting, another called for lifetime bans for users who celebrated Kirk’s murder, while a senior Trump administration...
President Trump’s firings at the Federal Reserve and other agencies with traditional independence from the political forces of the White House have presented the Supreme Court with a critical opportunity to settle weighty questions over the bounds of presidential power. Pressure was already building after the administration this month urged the justices to take up...
Congress is cruising at a steady clip toward a government shutdown at the end of the month, with both parties — and both chambers — pointing fingers at the other while refusing to blink. Lawmakers from both chambers are in their home states this week after the House passed a GOP-crafted government funding bill that...
Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported that the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The number of participants in the event came close to 300, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. “Reclaiming our river not...
The Trump administration has terminated an annual government hunger report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Saturday. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger,” the USDA said Saturday in a press release. “For 30...
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Arizona on Sunday for a memorial service honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed during a campus event in Utah earlier this month. The event was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and drew dozens of Trump administration officials, GOP lawmakers and prominent conservatives, along...
President Trump on Sunday memorialized conservative activist Charlie Kirk, praising his openness to debate and the movement he helped build. Despite the somber tone of the event at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Trump’s speech frequently resembled a typical campaign rally or political address. Trump took frequent swipes at his political opponents, even as...
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, said Sunday that she forgives the man accused of killing her husband. “On the cross, our savior said, ‘Father, forgive them. For they not know what they do.’ That man. That young man. I forgive him,” Erika Kirk said at her husband’s memorial, with her voice softening and...
President Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk reunited during a memorial service for the conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, months after their public falling-out. Trump and Musk were spotted during the service seated together in a private suite and speaking. An official White House social media account highlighted their exchange. At...
President Trump will be one of the speakers at the memorial service for Charlie Kirk on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz., which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot Sept. 10 at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem. He is survived by his wife, Erika Kirk, and two children. Other...
Congress is moving head-first toward a government shutdown after the Senate voted down a pair of stopgap spending bills, including a “clean” one proposed by the GOP to keep the lights on for seven weeks while appropriators hammer out a longer-term deal. Lawmakers will be out of town for the next week before returning on...
President Trump said on Saturday he will award Ben Carson, his first-term Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. “We are going to be presenting Dr. Ben Carson with the highest civilian award and honor in our country. It's the civilian version of the Medal of...
FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday that his agency is "meticulously investigating theories and questions” in the investigation into conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting. “The full weight of America’s law enforcement agencies are actively following the evidence that has emerged, but our efforts extend beyond initial findings. We are examining every facet of this assassination,”...
